My academic background is in archaeology and heritage studies. At present, my research revolves around exploring the role of cultural heritage in sustainable development and resilience within societies. I am particularly focused on how cultural heritage, which is often framed as an object to be protected for future generations, can contribute to addressing some of the most pressing issues of our times, such as environmental crises, disasters, extreme poverty, and inequalities. I am interested in identifying practical approaches and measures that demonstrate the impact and benefits of cultural heritage, traditional knowledge, and social practices that build and sustain communities’ wellbeing and resilience in the face of global challenges.
2024 – Postdoctoral Fellow, Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo (Japan)
2021 – 2023 Cultural Heritage Protection Office, Asia-Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO (Japan)
2022 – PhD in World Cultural Heritage Studies, University of Tsukuba (Japan)
2018 – Ma in Cultural Resource Management, Kanazawa University (Japan)
2010 – BA in Arts of Archaeology, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (Georgia)
Meladze, Tamar. “Gender Relations and Tradition in Svaneti” in Kvantidze, G., Khizanishvili, M., Meladze,T., Abakelia, N., Nadiradze E (eds.), “Dina Kozhevnikova – Ethnographical Records”, Georgian National Museum, (2023): 62-71. ISBN 978-9941-9822-1-7 (in Georgian)
Meladze, Tamar. “Preserving the Past in Soviet Georgia: Restoration of Religious Monuments Behind the ‘Iron Curtain’ ”, Journal of Heritage Management, The Centre for Heritage Management, Ahmedabad University. SAGE Publications, Vol. 6, Issue 2 (2021): 105-119
Meladze, Tamar and Uekita Yasufumi. “Reconstructing the Sacred: The Controversial Process of Bagrati Cathedral’s Full- scale Restoration and Its World Heritage Delisting”, International Journal of Cultural Property, Cambridge University Press, Volume 27, Issue 3 (2020): 375-396
Conferences:
2022: Training Courses in Architectural Conservation Built on Japanese Experiences – ICOMOS CIF Symposium: Advancing Education for Architectural Conservation, 26-27 September, Florence, Italy
2021: Role of Archival Research in the Preservation of Traditional Knowledge under the Risk: A Case Study of Ethnographic Recordings of Evdokia Kozhevnikova, Svaneti, Georgia – Challenges to Manage Cultural Recourses During Crisis, CRM Symposium organized by Institute of Technology Bandung (ITB) and the National Museum of Japanese History (NMJH), (online)
Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia, Basic Research State Grants, “Unknown Archive Materials from the Georgian National Museum about the Life of Svaneti”, 2019-2023
Best Thesis Award in World Cultural Heritage Studies Program for the thesis Preservation, Restoration and Use of Religious Monuments in Soviet and Contemporary Georgia—research based on the case of Bagrati Cathedral, 2022
